The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-03
ANONYMOUS WRONG.
italians from a Cholera Infected Port
Land In ChicRxa.

italians from q Cholera Infected Port
Land In Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.-Health Commits
sioner DeWolf was startled this morn
ing on receiving the following tele-
gram:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. "a.
To Oscar DeWolf, Health Commissioner:
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Telegrams of
yesterday contain the names of eight
cen Italians who arrived at New York
on the steamship Independent, OctO-
per Is, and left for Chicago on the 18th.
All but two of these passengers we're
from Palermo, an injected and alien
port. DIR. HAMILTON,
Surgeon General.
If the immigrants left on the day
mentioned they have had ample time
to reach Chicago. DR.. DeWolf at once
ordered a thorough search to be made
throughout the city for the passengers
from Palermo, and sent the following
telegram:
To DIR. Hamilton, Surgeon General, Washing
ton, D. c.:
Your telegram was received. VIII
not the United States authorities take
notice of the monstrous wrong OF the
officers in forwarding inn
migrants from affected ports directly
into the interior without notice.
OSCAR LIE w OLE.
The city authorities are greatly In
dignant over this idea of sending such
to Chicago without noClfy-
ing the Health Department.
QUARANTINE COMMISSIONERS MEET.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-At a special
of the Quarantine Commits
sioners this afternoon it was decided to
ask Secretary of Treasury If ships com
ing from ports where cholera prevails
l.. 10 IL hnInrF
ion that if that power exists IL is now
time to enforce it. The policy OF Health
Officer Smith in the treatment OF I'M
migrants and vessels that have brought
disease to this port was approved, ana
he was instructed to continue the
strictest treatment of passengers VINO
have already arrived on such vessels or
who may arrive.
SMITHS REPORT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Health Officer
Smith, in his formal report to Quaran-
tine Commissioners says that there Is
no cholera on the steamship Britannia,
and that all the immigrants on Hoff-
man Island are we'll, there having been
no case developed since October "A.
The patients on Swinburne Island are
also doing well. The authorities say
that there is no possible fear of infec-
ton from the passengers on the hide
pendent, for they were all well when
they landed.
HAMILTON INTERVIEWED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Surgeon
General Hamilton, of the Marine Hos
pital Service, said to-day in reply to
questions about the passengers allowed
to land from the steamship, Independ-
snt, which touched at the cholera in
fected port of Palermo: II would
state that the first information receiv-
ed here was the receipt of copy OF
New York evening paper OF yes
terday. which contained list
of the places where the
immigrants from the steamer had been
sent. | Immediately telegraphed the
facts to the health officers at the places
named, which l was required to do by
act of April %, 1878. Responses have
been received from Chicago and Balti-
more that the immigrants are being
looked up, and all necessary measures
will doubtless be taken in regard to
their baggage. / have similar lnforma-
ton from the health officer of this
city, who advised me that two of
the Independents immigrants had
left New York for Washington.
Italians Found.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2S.-Health officer DR..
Dewolf sent the following telegram
this morning: DIR. Hamilton, Surgeon
General, Washington:-I have found
thirteen of the immigrants referred to
yesterday. All are well. l have found
eight packing cases and six bundles of
bedding and clothing all packed within
twenty-one miles of Palermo and not
opened at New York, which l shall
disinfecU or burn. In view of the above
facts and the experience of 1873 what
value has the statements of the New
York quarantine officers that no dam
ger was to be apprehended from the
Independent. OSCAR DEWoLF.
The commissioner of health in 1873,
to which the doctor refers the New
| York officers. did precisely the same
thing as in this instance. Some of the
immigrants at that time drifted to
New Orleans and others to Minnesota
and cholera broke out the following
spring caused by clothing. DR.. DeWolf
says the United States authorities
should take hold of the matter.